FactoryTalk Historian Machine Edition (ME) software from Rockwell Automation is designed to help manufacturers reduce the risk of machine downtime and reach continuous-improvement goals.

FactoryTalk Historian Machine Edition (ME) software from Rockwell Automation is designed to help manufacturers reduce the risk of machine downtime and reach continuous-improvement goals. This machine-level data historian application is an embedded, solid-state module hardened for on-machine data collection that features a limited software footprint, no moving parts, and reduced risk of data loss due to network or other system interruption. FactoryTalk Historian ME software helps manufacturers transform manufacturing intelligence into process improvements by leveraging reliable, real-time production data to improve product quality, speed time to market, and support regulatory compliance. The company designed the application as part of a distributed, tiered architecture that allows employees in different locations and at different operating levels to view and analyze role-appropriate historical data. By integrating data from a machine-level historian with data from a plant-level historian, operations can locate and correct sources of inefficiencies more quickly.

Jennifer Shuttleworth

DuPont Microwave Materials’ Green Tape 9K7 low-temperature co-fired ceramic material system enables the design of high-frequency circuits up to 100 GHz and beyond within the aerospace, automotive, military, and telecommunications industries.

DuPont Microwave Materials’ Green Tape 9K7 low-temperature co-fired ceramic material system enables the design of high-frequency circuits up to 100 GHz and beyond within the aerospace, automotive, military, and telecommunications industries. The lead-free glass-ceramic dielectric tape comes with compatible gold and silver conductive materials as well as co-fired embedded resistor materials. It is suited for electronic system designs that need to provide a high-density, low-loss interconnect and packaging solution with high reliability. It is also more robust in processing, with a stable dielectric constant, even when refired, which results in greater consistency and higher yields for final circuits.

Linda Trego

Gates’ low-permeation Barricade hose prevents fuel vapor loss while delivering peak fuel efficiency.

Gates’ low-permeation Barricade hose prevents fuel vapor loss while delivering peak fuel efficiency. The hose is designed for virtually any engine application that is equipped with a conventional carburetor, including cars, trucks, ATVs, tractors, and lawn and garden equipment. According to the company, the Barricade hose is the lowest permeation, multifuel compatible hose on the market today. Its Greenshield barrier technology allows Barricade to exceed stringent California Air Resource Board, EPA, and other state and federal requirements. With an average annual fuel savings of about 1 gal (3.8 L) per vehicle, Barricade hose can reduce the amount of gasoline consumed by U.S. motorists. With its built-in, five-layer Greenshield barrier technology, the Barricade hose achieves five times less fuel vapor permeation (1 g/m²) and fuel waste than conventional hoses. Unlike standard fuel line hoses, Barricade hose can accommodate more fuel types, including gasohol, diesel, biodiesel, ethanol, gasoline, and methanol.

Jennifer Shuttleworth

Using the 1608 module, Sciemetric Instruments’ expanded modular sigPOD hardware platform supports up to 24 analog channels and six encoder input channels.

Using the 1608 module, Sciemetric Instruments’ expanded modular sigPOD hardware platform supports up to 24 analog channels and six encoder input channels. The robust sigPOD is a flexible platform designed for usability and visibility in live production environments. This out-of-the-box hardware and software system for monitoring test and assembly processes is designed to integrate seamlessly into production lines. According to the company, sigPOD is easy to configure, saves time by increasing efficiency of manufacturing processes, and displays detailed results of manufacturing processes in real time. Sciemetric's newly developed eight-channel expansion module—model 1608—can be connected to any of the company’s sigPOD systems to expand it in eight-channel increments to a maximum of 24 channels. The company’s full range of sigPOD instrumentation products are used to verify and control a variety of standard manufacturing operations such as assembly-press monitoring, leak testing, vibration analysis, and functional testing.

Jennifer Shuttleworth